Compound for cleaning and scouring



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES H. PETERSON AND ORLANDO O. RUGE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COMPOUND FOR CLEANING AND SCOURING.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 475,413, dated May 24,1892.

Application filed August 20,1891. Serial No. 403,166. (No specimens.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES H. PETER- sON and ORLANDO O. RUGE, citizensof the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis, in the State ofMissouri, have invented a certain new and useful Detergent Compound, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our composition consists of the following ingredients combined in theproportions stated, viz: water, distilled, one quart; aquaammonia, onefluid ounce; alcohol, six fluid drafdsT'sulphuric ether, six flh'iddrains; glycerine,one-half fluid ounce; cocog n gkp i l spap, two andone-half ounces; quillaia bark, one ounce. These ingredients are to bethoroughly mingled by agitation, first thoroughly dissolving thecocoanut-oil soap in the water, then adding the quillaia bark and theliquid ingredients. While we have specified that the Water used bedistilled, yet this is not essential, although preferable.

We have included in our formula the quillaia bark, yet this ingredientmay be dispensed with and a composition produced of the remainingingredients that to all practical purposes is as serviceable. Thequillaia bark has, however, properties of value as an additionalingredient, although, as stated, it is not essential to a composition tobe used for the purposes specified; WVe therefore desire to beunderstood as claiming a composition of matter such as described and forthe purposes specified,both as includingit as an ingredient and withoutit.

The composition, as described, is useful in cleaning carpets and othercoarse fabrics and wood-work. In a slightly-diluted form it may be usedto clean paint-work and finer fabrics. In a still more diluted form itis useful for toilet purposes, as for baths and as a dentrifice. Inusing it for cleaning fabrics, woodwork, &c., the article to be cleanedshould be freed as much as possible from all superfluous dust and dirtand the liquid composition applied with a sponge or cloth dampened withthe same, in all instances following with clear water for rinsingpurposes. For bathing purposes a small amount of the liquid may be put'in the bath, using clear water after. For the teeth it should be appliedin a very diluted form with a brush, as is ordinarily done.

W e are aware that some of the different ingredients included in ourformula have been used for similar purposes alone, and as combined withother ingredients to be used for the purposes specified for ourcomposition;

CHARLES H. PETERSON. ORLANDO O. RUGE. Witnesses:

A. RAMEL, J. W. CROOKES.

